> Are you claiming that this machine will run Linux well?
Yes, I use it daily. There are a few issues but overall it's awesome:
1) The wifi driver is fairly new and hasn't been ported to BSD yet so you must use Linux (most want to anyways).
2) HiDPI support is not great among the various DEs, but Gnome 3 and Unity are both pretty good. Some applications are not so great though, Chrome in particular.
3) This computer has a touchscreen and that works at least in Gnome 3 but there's nothing like the Windows 8 metro interface on linux. So you kind of lose that really nice feature.
> Are you claiming that the specs match a 13" MacBook?
Perhaps not the brand new Macbooks but the ones that were its peer, yes.
> I haven't heard good things about Lenovo's non-ThinkPad laptops. Has this changed recently? Do you have something (a review perhaps) to backup the idea that anyone should seriously entertain this laptop as a legitimate choice?
Lenovo is a big company, they release everything from cheapy laptops to high-end Thinkpads. This is their Ultrabook (Thinkpads are not ultrabooks) and those are generally high quality, this one is as well.
Yes, I use it daily. There are a few issues but overall it's awesome:
1) The wifi driver is fairly new and hasn't been ported to BSD yet so you must use Linux (most want to anyways).
2) HiDPI support is not great among the various DEs, but Gnome 3 and Unity are both pretty good. Some applications are not so great though, Chrome in particular.
3) This computer has a touchscreen and that works at least in Gnome 3 but there's nothing like the Windows 8 metro interface on linux. So you kind of lose that really nice feature.
> Are you claiming that the specs match a 13" MacBook?
Perhaps not the brand new Macbooks but the ones that were its peer, yes.
> I haven't heard good things about Lenovo's non-ThinkPad laptops. Has this changed recently? Do you have something (a review perhaps) to backup the idea that anyone should seriously entertain this laptop as a legitimate choice?
Lenovo is a big company, they release everything from cheapy laptops to high-end Thinkpads. This is their Ultrabook (Thinkpads are not ultrabooks) and those are generally high quality, this one is as well.